The European Comission included Venezuela in its annual humanitarian budget initial 1,500 million euros for this year to help those most affected by crises around the world, which, he warned, continue to increase.
“Humanitarian needs are at an all time high and continue to grow. This is mainly due to conflict, but increasingly to global challenges such as climate change and covid-19”, said Janez Lenarcic, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development.
He stated that humanitarian funding will allow the European Union to do its part: continue saving lives and meeting basic needs of the affected populations.
“In addition to respond to new and highly visible crises, the budget ensures that we will not detract from addressing existing, protracted or recurring humanitarian crises, like in Colombia or South Sudan or the situation of the Rohingya people,” he said.
How will the aid be distributed?
The European Commission indicated that humanitarian aid will be allocated €188 million to continue helping the most vulnerable populations in Asia and Latin America. In Asia this includes the Afghanistan and Rohingya crises. And in Latin America, the European Union will continue to provide aid to those affected by the crises in Venezuela, Colombia and in Haiti.
What’s more, €469 million they will be allocated to sub-Saharan Africa to help those suffering from the food and nutrition crisis exacerbated by the conflict in the Sahel; and those displaced by violence in the Central African Republic, the Lake Chad Basin, South Sudan, and the Horn of Africa.
It will also address the needs of people affected by the long-term conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
will be assigned €351 million of humanitarian funding from the European Union to the needs in the Middle East and North Africa to deal with the crisis in Syria, as well as the needs of refugees in the neighboring countries of the Middle East, as well as the critical situation in Yemen.
Others €152 million they will finance projects in South-Eastern Europe and the European Neighborhood that will address the crises in Ukraine, the Western Balkans and the Caucasus, as well as the effects of the Syrian crisis on Turkey.
The €370 million The remainder will be used for unforeseen crises or sudden spikes in existing crises, as well as other operations.
Populations vulnerable to disasters
The European institution also explained that the financing will also help the populations vulnerable in disaster-prone countries to better prepare for various natural hazards, such as floods, wildfires, earthquakes and cyclones.
He added that 10% of funds in all regions will be allocated to education in emergencies to allow children and young people to continue their studies.